MonikaK1
Expert Alumni

Get your taxes done using TurboTax

Check your W-2 entry screens. Even if you had the right name and SSN on each W-2, if you attribute them to the wrong spouse, TurboTax will calculate the excess Social Security withholding credit incorrectly. In the W-2 entry screens, you are asked whose W-2 is being entered. Choosing the wrong person in this screen can cause the credit to appear when it's not allowable, even though you entered the correct SSN. See screenshot below:

 

 

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